Malaysia vs Malta: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Malaysia
0.777
in 2025
Malta
0.785
in 2025
Malaysia rank
63rd
Malta rank
62nd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Malaysia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.785 against 0.777 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Malta ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.702 | 0.708 | 0.006 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.702 | 0.708 | 0.006 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.702 | 0.708 | 0.006 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.702 | 0.708 | 0.006 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.6612 | 0.708 | 0.0468 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.6957 | 0.708 | 0.0123 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.665 | 0.6936 | 0.0286 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.665 | 0.68 | 0.015 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.5637 | 0.6874 | 0.1237 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.545 | 0.717 | 0.172 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.6057 | 0.717 | 0.1113 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6279 | 0.7164 | 0.0885 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.769 | 0.785 | 0.016 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Malaysia or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.785 against 0.777 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Malaysia and Malta?
- 0.008, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Malta rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd and Malta ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.